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      Good if you can stand the wait - Anonymous employee CN Employee Review

      3.0
      Dec 13, 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Pay is good, guys on the ground are generally good people.

      Cons

      If you're not hired by now, you're probably screwed. Anyone hired past late 2013/early 2014 is basically flirting with retention (aka we don't need you, but we'll still pay you) and laid-off status (still considered an employee, but CN won't pay you anything). Until the top 500-600 employees retire due to attrition, nothing about this situation will change for a few years, so you better get busy with other jobs if you decide to stick with it.

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      5.0
      Apr 2, 2026
      Communications technician
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      Its what you make of it. Good union job with good benefits

      Cons

      You're always waiting on trains.

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      CN Response
      2mo
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great benefits. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Please share your thoughts with your manager and on your regular Interaction surveys.
      4.0
      Apr 13, 2026
      S&c design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Pays decently well for first job out of college. My manager and team are very reasonable with expectations placed on new hires. Working after office hours (past 4:30pm) is extremely rare and only expected in emergencies.

      Cons

      Very slow and/or limited job growth potential. Promotions into middle management are almost purely based on reputation with middle managers who are largely people with previous field experience. This is very disadvantageous to direct-from-college hires like myself and even my current manager.

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      CN Response
      2mo
      Thank you for your feedback and for your hard work. We pride ourselves on providing our team members with great pay. With a 24/7/365 operation CN could not function without its dedicated employees. We thank you for moving our business and the economy forward. Remember to leverage your development plan to have career discussions with your leader and please share your thoughts on your regular Interaction surveys.
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